Summary
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” middle grade journey to self-acceptance told through prose, verse, and illustration.
Will is the only round kid in a school full of thin ones. So he hides…in baggy jeans and oversized hoodies, in the back row during class, and anywhere but the cafeteria during lunch. But shame isn’t the only feeling that dominates Will’s life. He’s also got a crush on a girl named Jules who he knows he doesn’t have a chance with, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781665905152 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1665905158 |
| Author: | Jarrett Lerner |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Aladdin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 21 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 592g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
“A successful marriage of art and poetry.” * –Kirkus Reviews
“A perceptive representation of recovery and self-acceptance.” * –Publishers Weekly, starred review *
Jarrett Lerner
Jarrett Lerner is the award-winning creator of more than a dozen books for kids, including:
- EngiNerds series (middle grade novels)
- Geeger the Robot series (early chapter books)
- Hunger Heroes series (graphic chapter books)
- A Work in Progress (illustrated novel in verse)
- Nat the Cat series (early readers)
- The Super Roomies series (Star Chapter Books)
- Two activity books
He lives with his wife and daughters in Massachusetts.
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